Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
2	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
3	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
4	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
5	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
6	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
7	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
8	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
9	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
10	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
11	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
12	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
13	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
15	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
16	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
17	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
18	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ladder-backed Woodpecker in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 35% of visitor-days record a Ladder-backed Woodpecker sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 1605 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ladder-backed Woodpecker in Joshua Tree National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Ladder-backed Woodpecker in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.